Board of Trustees "Kudos" Report
June 2, 2003
 Faculty/Programs
The National Science Foundation has awarded a grant of $299,963 to ACC. This project, entitled, GET SMART - Get an Education and Teach - Science and Math Articulations on the Right Track was under the direction of
Alice J. Sessions, Department Chair, Biotechnology, Debra
Sackett, Professor of Chemistry, Donna Lyon, Adjunct Professor, Chemistry,
Stephanie Lochbaum, Assistant Professor, Mathematics, and Suzette
Mathis, Associate Professor of Biology.
Dorothy Barnett, Professor of Creative Writing, was notified that Stellar Pix, a small local productions company, has signed to film a short she has written,
The Scent of Roses.
Students
Results show that ACC students showed highest satisfaction with ACC's Telephone Registration out of all services offered at the College.
The Telephone Registration process provides direct access for students to the Datatel system in order to register, add and/or drop classes, to review their semester schedule and to pay by credit card for tuition and fees. Admission and Records, headed by Director,
Linda Kluck, holds training and procedure update sessions each semester for the Registration Help Line which backs the system. The Systems, Operations, and Programming departments under the leadership of
Bill Carter, Associate Vice President, along with Admissions and Records all share in this recognition.
The full report is available
via the Office of Institutional
Effectiveness:
Staff
Barry Silverberg, ACC's Director of the Center for Community-Based & Nonprofit Organizations, has been given the Liberty Bell Award from the Austin Young Lawyers Association. The award is given to a non-lawyer who has made a significant contribution to the community. He has also been nominated for the statewide award.
Sherri Bassett, Media Graphics Assistant for Instructional Technology, and
Linda Haywood, Senior Clerk for the Cypress Creek Campus Manager's Office, along with others from the Cedar Park Chamber of Commerce and Leander ISD hosted more than 70 representatives on April 22 to discuss how ACC, the Chamber and LISD can work together to provide a well-prepared workforce.
The Cedar Park Chamber of Commerce honored retiring Cypress Creek Campus Manager,
Naomi White, for her many contributions to the community and to the Chamber.
Sharon King, Director of Instructional Support Services, presented at the Learning Lab Tutor Conference,
Exploring Diversity to Increase Student Retention and Success, in May. Her presentation was entitled,
The Diversity Challenge for Educators.
On May 12, Luanne
Preston, Director of Early College Start, participated in a dialogue session with the Austin Independent School District (AISD) Board of Trustees on how best to prepare students for college opportunities. Dr. Preston was selected because of her expertise in "best practices" in developing a K-16 system to help students pursue and successfully complete postsecondary education toward a meaningful career.
Several ACC staff recently hosted the UT Community College Leadership Program Intersession class on May 19. Presenters at the session were
Richard Fontè, Steve Kinslow, Donetta Goodall, Associate Vice President,
Baba Adam, Associate Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness,
Kathleen Christensen, Associate Vice President, Retention and Student Services; media assistance was provided by
Terry Arzola, Instructional Specialist, and Ron Brey, Associate Vice President of Instructional Technology, assisted in developing the program outline with Donetta
Goodall.
Congratulations to some very outstanding employees from the Business Office.
Aaron Riethmayer, Cashier Supervisor, received a Masters Degree, Business Administration (Focus on Management).
Dianna Christian, Student Accounting, received a B.S. in Mgmt/Accounting and also graduated Magna Cum Laude.
Brenda Talavera, Student Accounting received a B.S., Mgmt/Accounting, and
Silvestre Cantu, Student Accounting received an Assoc of Applied Science-Local Area Network Systems Network Administration - Phi Theta Kappa honor society (already has
B.A, Accounting).
Steve Kinslow, Executive Vice President, is reviewing a manuscript biography,
Bill Jason Priest: Community College Pioneer, written by Kathleen Whitson, for the University of North Texas.
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